PHOENIX — Police say a woman and child have died after an apartment fire Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix.
Phoenix Fire Department officials say they were called to an apartment complex near 7th Avenue and Bell Road just before 1 p.m. for a quickly spreading fire that reached several stories.
A child was found inside a first-floor apartment and did not survive.
A woman was hospitalized in extremely critical condition with burn injuries, but officials said Friday she has since died.
A man was treated for lacerations after trying to make entry into a burning apartment. Two firefighters were also treated at the hospital for minor burns.
Details on what led to the fire have not been released.
The deceased woman has been identified as 37-year-old Ashley Sutter. The child has been identified as Sutter's son, 3-year-old Maximus Hodges.
ABC15 spoke with Sutter's fiancé, though he was too heartbroken to talk on camera.
Another neighbor, Enrique Reyes, says he was left devastated and shaken after hearing the news. Reyes said he knew Sutter, describing her as sweet and kind.
"My girl's in shock right now," said Reyes. "She can't really sleep at night. She's just scared that something like this might happen again when I'm not here."
The Phoenix Police Department is investigating the incident.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Sutter's fiancé.
